Win a Cookbook

In our series, “Win a Cookbook,” we’ll give you a preview of a cookbook we love, then let you vote for the recipe you most want us a reveal. By voting, you enter to win a free copy of the cookbook.

How is it that French women eat all those delicious, rich meals and stay so slim? Portion control? Chain smoking? This is the question that has perplexed many an American–well, many a non-Frenchwoman–for decades, and this is the question that Mirielle Guiliano answered in her book French Women Don’t Get Fat. She revealed the secrets of the fashionable Frenchwoman’s diet: eat seasonally, exercise, and approach food as one of the pleasures of life as opposed something that inspires guilt.

Now Guiliano has put her tips and recipes into The French Women Don’t Get Fat Cookbook, which includes, yes, dessert, and a whole chapter on Champagne (after all, Guiliano is the former CEO of Veuve Clicquot). “I believe it is important to eat three times a day, to eat in moderation, and to enjoy balanced meals that include protein, fat, and carbohydrates,” she writes. “That’s how I live.” And that’s how the book goes: It’s modest with some decadence thrown in, with recipes for everything from a simple shrimp and fennel salad to comforting macaroni with ricotta and walnuts. Cook to your heart’s content, eat well, and don’t worry about it all so much.

So now, you decide: Which recipe should we reveal to our readers? Click after the jump to see some delectable photos from the book that will help guide your decision (or, more likely, will make it harder to choose).

WIN IT!

In the comments section, vote for the photo you like best from The French Women Don’t Get Fat Cookbook and you could win a free copy of the book! Just type in the name of your favorite photo below (for example, “Meatballs”), and you not only vote for which recipe we reveal, but you also automatically enter to win a copy of The French Women Don’t Get Fat Cookbook. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Click here for full rules.

The contest ends at 11:59 PM July 22, 2010, when all entries/comments must be received. When we reveal the three cookbook winners, we will also reveal the winning recipe.

#1 Chicken en Croute Fiona Style

#2 Salmon with Endives and Orange en Papillote

#3 Clafoutis Provencal

Reprinted with permission from The French Women Don’t Get Fat Cookbook by Mirielle Guiliano, copyright 2010. Published by Atria Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.